Orthographic Neighbours Are Not All Equal: Evidence Using an Identification Technique.

Perea, Manuel

Language and Cognitive Processes, v13 n1 p77-90 Feb 1998

The definition of "orthographic neighbors" in word recognition research was analyzed in two experiments using a variety of the three-field technique. Only orthographically related pairs differing from the prime by the third or fourth letter showed inhibitory relatedness effects compared with unrelated word condition. Results suggest models of word recognition should address importance of letter position. (Author/MSE)